Choose Onirism
Choose Onirism if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.6% positive across 670 reviews.
Onirism vs Gears 5
Onirism and Gears 5 both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Gears 5 (2019) is 6 years older than Onirism (2025). Onirism scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than Gears 5 (73.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Gears 5
Choose Gears 5 if you want the Online PvP and Online Co-op side of the pairing. 8,300 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Onirism and Gears 5 sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Onirism |  Gears 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.19 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.6% positive (670 reviews) | 73.4% positive (8,300 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Crimson Tales | The Coalition |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Gears 5 (2019) is 6 years older than Onirism (2025).
- Onirism scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than Gears 5 (73.4% positive).
- Onirism is currently ~76% cheaper on Steam than Gears 5 (7.19 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Onirism is Deck Unsupported, Gears 5 is Deck Playable.
Onirism vs Gears 5 — FAQ
- Which is better, Onirism or Gears 5?
- On Steam reviews Onirism scores higher (81.6% positive) than Gears 5 (73.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Onirism is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Onirism or Gears 5 first?
- If you want chronology, Gears 5 (2019) came out before Onirism (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Onirism and Gears 5 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Onirism and Gears 5 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Onirism ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Gears 5 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.